Tiffany & Co’s Sydney public footprint in recent times has been rather notable, not just because of high profile collection jewellery launches, but also because of a rather remarkable geographical coverage of advertising. In contrast, perhaps in large part because… Read More ›
(Photo supplied by @rabbit_cubed from the auction preview) Lot 121 in the Sotheby’s ‘Fine Timepieces including George Daniels Masterpieces) collection, aka the ‘Space Traveller’ achieved a hammer price of 2,700,000 GBP yesterday at auction yesterday, for a grand total of… Read More ›
Last Friday TAG Heuer launched ten exhibitions worldwide under the ‘Heuer Globetrotter’ banner, bringing together important historical pieces from their museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds and from collectors local to each participating locale. All up, there are four hundred watches, timepieces… Read More ›
The Franck Muller brand is known for its combination of large tonneau cases and visually arresting dials. Although they do have watches with other types of cases, there is no mistaking their most well-known case, and their distinctive design codes…. Read More ›
Oris is the latest watch brand to become a part of Tmall, an online e-commerce platform run by China’s Alibaba Group. They join Tag Heuer, Zenith, and Tissot, all hoping to reach Alibaba’s 500 million users. The Alibaba Group have… Read More ›
Twenty years may not seem like a long time for a watchmaking brand, but in the niche field of independent brands, especially those that go against the grain, it is very much a long time. URWERK is now a well-established… Read More ›
This year IWC are celebrating the 50th birthday of the Aquatimer, and they have just announced the latest of their celebratory models, a special commemorative limited edition in a Ceratanium® case called the Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition “50… Read More ›
German watchmaker Sinn Spezialuhren is celebrating the opening of a new company HQ in Frankfurt am Main that includes a showroom for current collections and an exhibition of historic models. With an area of approximately 7,000 sq metres, it is… Read More ›
Today’s post is about a watch from the early 1960s. A vintage Universal Genève Polerouter of no particular individual horological historical importance, it is a watch whose existence only recently became known to me. It belonged to my late grandfather,… Read More ›
A couple of months ago we wrote about the RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary watch from Richard Mille which bore an unusual case. Based on Richard Mille’s RM 11-03 flyback chronograph, it was notable for its very distinctive exterior… Read More ›
